Associations to the word «Imprisonment»
Noun
- Parole
- Felony
- Sentencing
- Offence
- Sentence
- Penalty
- Fine
- Incarceration
- Deportation
- Offender
- Indictment
- Punishment
- Torture
- Detention
- Arrest
- Conviction
- Probation
- Mandela
- Confinement
- Offense
- Libel
- Defamation
- Trafficking
- Treason
- Defendant
- Deprivation
- Debtor
- Kidnapping
- Rupee
- Servitude
- Bail
- Rape
- Prison
- Prosecution
- Amnesty
- Murder
- Extortion
- Jail
- Execution
- Blasphemy
- Internment
- Verdict
- Persecution
- Exile
- Burglary
- Harassment
- Violation
- Abduction
- Beating
- Evasion
- Imposition
- Desertion
- Espionage
- Tribunal
- Plea
- Adultery
- Robbery
- Extermination
- Maximum
- Conspiracy
- Assault
Adjective
Wiktionary
IMPRISONMENT, noun. A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.
IMPRISONMENT WARRANT, noun. (legal) a court order authorising the imprisonment of a person sentenced to imprisonment; a court order authorising the execution of an imprisonment sentence.
Dictionary definition
IMPRISONMENT, noun. Putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment.
IMPRISONMENT, noun. The state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon".
IMPRISONMENT, noun. The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison).
Wise words
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